About Mathen Thomas
Built and scaled businesses.
Then helped others do the same.
First 15 Years
- Startup to SME
- Scaled to £75M
- Execution focused
Next 20+ Years
- Mid-market leadership
- Turnarounds & growth
- Hands-on P&L ownership
Full P&L | Commercial | Services | Projects | Product Management & Marketing | Manufacturing
Built from the Ground Up. Proven across Industries.
Delivered through People
BUILT FROM GROUND-UP
My 1st 16 years of career – building, growing and integrating businesses through execution.
I didn’t learn to deliver business growth from books or consulting assignments. I spent my first 16 years leading and helping build a business from start-up to $97m
From family ownership through private equity and into a listed company.
I experienced first-hand what it takes to build, grow and integrate a business with strong owner minded approach through execution.
$0-2M
Electrical Component Sales
UK & Danish
Family Owned Startup
→
$15M
Switchboard Solutions and Service
→
$45M
Power Generation and Distribution
Private Equity (PE) owned
→
$97M
Power Generation
PE Exit and Integration into Stock Listed
MY NEXT 20 + YEARS
Scaling, Turnaround, Growth.
Over the next 20+ years, I applied and refined these growth principles across eight industries during periods of significant change and volatility.
Partnering with leaders and teams, I helped businesses break through stalled growth, improve profitability and build the capability to sustain success long after the engagement ended.
Read our Growth Breakthroughs
Sustainability
as a Growth Engine
Competitive Advantage that delivers significant Profitable Growth
Cost Advantage fuels profitable Growth
18-35% product cost reduction. Contract Mfg. and Strategic Sourcing
Recession Resilient Businesses
Recurring Revenues covered FULL over heads. Solutions drove EBIT Growth.
Leadership
M&A
Integration
One Business, One Team, One System and built Owner Minded Teams
Diagnose fast & activate the 1-3 levers
Rapid Pilot with Disciplined Execution
Build People & Teams with owner mindset
Ingersoll Rand
Chairman’s Award For
Growth and Innovation
2005 Dramatic Growth & Transformaton - Utility Equipment Business Unit (UK & EMEA)
2015 Growth & Innovation - Oil Free Rotary Business Line (Global)
Upcoming Book
A leadership and exection framework for growing businesses in volatile or declining markets.
How high performing leaders think and grow in conditions where growth should not happen.
- Industrial, Manufacturing and Engineering Companies
- Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) · B2B Services
- Power Generation
- Electrical Components
- Electrical Switchboards and Motor Control Centres (MCCs)
- Construction Equipment
- Portable Compressors
- Portable Light Towers
- Construction Tools
- Material Handling (Truck Tail Lifts)
- Specialist Oil Free Air Rotary Compressors
- Mechanical and Electronic Security Systems
- Ecclesiastical
- Industrial, Manufacturing and Engineering Companies
- Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) · B2B Services
- Power Generation
- Electrical Components
- Electrical Switchboards and Motor Control Centres (MCCs)
- Construction Equipment
- Portable Compressors
- Portable Light Towers
- Construction Tools
- Material Handling (Truck Tail Lifts)
- Specialist Oil Free Air Rotary Compressors
- Mechanical and Electronic Security Systems
- Ecclesiastical
- Industrial, Manufacturing and Engineering Companies
- Heating Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) · B2B Services
- Power Generation
- Electrical Components
- Electrical Switchboards and Motor Control Centres (MCCs)
- Construction Equipment
- Portable Compressors
- Portable Light Towers
- Construction Tools
- Material Handling (Truck Tail Lifts)
- Specialist Oil Free Air Rotary Compressors
- Mechanical and Electronic Security Systems
- Ecclesiastical
How can we work together?
I now work with a small number of businesses where I can impact outcomes.
A 30-minute no obligation conversation will tell you whether this is the right fit - and also whether this is the right time.